Vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software
CVE-2024-20265
A vulnerability in the boot process of Cisco Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, physical attacker to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot functionality and load a software image that has been tampered with on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because unnecessary commands are available during boot time at the physical console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by interrupting the boot process and executing specific commands to bypass the Cisco Secure Boot validation checks and load an image that has been tampered with. This image would have been previously downloaded onto the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to load the image once. The Cisco Secure Boot functionality is not permanently compromised.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (15.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Aironet Access Point Software — versions 8.2.100.0, 8.2.130.0, 8.2.111.0
- Cisco Aironet Access Point Software (iOS Xe Controller) — versions 16.10.1e, 16.10.1, 17.1.1t
- Cisco Business Wireless Access Point Software — versions 10.0.1.0, 10.0.2.0, 10.1.1.0
- Cisco iOS Xe Software
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20265?
- CVE-2024-20265 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, classified under Trust Boundary Violation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20265?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.